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The internet is no longer a safe haven

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253 points akyuu | 2 comments | 16 Nov 25 13:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bpt3 ◴[16 Nov 25 15:33 UTC] No.45945829[source]▶
The internet hasn't been a safe haven since the 80s, or maybe earlier (that was before my time, and it's never been one since I got online in the early 90s).

The only real solution is to implement some sort of identity management system, but that has so many issues that make it a non-starter.

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1. unreal37 ◴[16 Nov 25 17:32 UTC] No.45946794[source]▶
Given that the World Wide Web was invented in 1989... are you saying that the Internet was safer when only FTP and Usenet existed?
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2. bpt3 ◴[16 Nov 25 23:24 UTC] No.45949393[source]▶
I'm saying that those weren't a safe haven either.

The internet has been full of rogue actors and soft targets since shortly after its inception.

It may have had a small enough user base to be considered a safe haven for a brief period, but it was before my time.